Newhall Mains
Contemporary Highland country house with a strong aviation identity. Intimate and personal, with individually designed spaces ranging from cosy doubles to sprawling three-bedroom cottages. Tartan touches, handmade beds, and sheep wool quilts sit alongside Robert Welch cutlery and Japanese whisky. Feels like a well-heeled friend's estate rather than a hotel.
Book the wood-fired Sunday roast — it's cooked on the Argentinian asado grill in the courtyard and worth planning your whole weekend around
Why It Matters
Holds one Michelin Key. The only luxury accommodation in the UK with its own private airfield — guests can arrive cockpit-to-cottage. Run by a young pilot (Euan Ramsay) and his mother Rebecca, who restored the buildings from a classified at-risk state. Restaurant Spruce serves seasonal modern Scottish produce and is open to non-residents.
Newhall Mains is a family-run reinvention of a once-derelict 19th-century Scottish farm steading on the Black Isle peninsula, 20 miles north-east of Inverness. The red sandstone buildings have been given a full contemporary makeover — log-burning fireplaces, deep soaking tubs, underfloor heating, whimsical wallpapers — while holding onto their agricultural bones. Nine rooms in total: four hotel suites and five self-catering cottages, each named after the owner's family, sleeping up to 28 guests across the estate. The one thing that genuinely sets it apart from every other luxury property in the UK: a 630-metre private grass airstrip, right on the farm.
Where You'll Stay
6 room types available
Charming Family Cottage
From GBP700 / nightA generously sized two-bedroom cottage at 100m² sleeping four. Open-plan living area with a fully equipped kitchen. The master bedroom has a freestanding bathtub and an ensuite; the second bedroom (also ensuite) is positioned far enough down the hall to give genuine privacy — can be made up as twin or king on request. Good for two couples or a family with children.
King / Twin (flexible) · 100 sqm
Cosy Suite
From GBP600 / nightThe smallest of the cottages at 100m² over two floors, but 'cosy' is generous underselling. The living room with log burner faces the airfield and the slopes of Ben Wyvis. King-size bedroom, dressing room, fully equipped kitchen and family bathroom. Dog-friendly. Perfect for a couple who want the self-catering cottage experience without the sprawl.
King · 100 sqmDivine Suite
From GBP600 / nightThe most romantic option on the property at 90m² over two floors. The bedroom has a freestanding bathtub and opens onto a Louis XIV-style dressing room with a chaise longue. Downstairs: a drawing room with log burner, fully equipped kitchen, and direct access to the courtyard. Richly decorated with antique furnishings and floral wallpaper. The one to book for a special occasion.
Double · 90 sqmMajestic Suite
From GBP650 / nightThe brightest room on the estate — floor-to-ceiling windows flood the space with light. The wallpapered drawing room looks out over the Jacob sheep and the walled garden. Super-king bedroom with a dressing room/study. 100m² over two floors. Fully equipped kitchen, log burner, underfloor heating. A relaxed, airy alternative to the more richly decorated Divine Suite.
Super King · 100 sqmRed Gates – Grand Family Cottage
From GBP800 / nightThe largest accommodation on the estate at 160m² over two floors, originally built in the 18th century as the coach house for Newhall Mains. Three bedrooms (two doubles, one twin) sleeping up to six. Views of the Jacob sheep from the extra-large living room. Has its own private garden, a boot room, log burner, and fully equipped kitchen. Dog-friendly. The right choice for a group or a multi-generational family.
2x Double, 1x Twin · 160 sqmTeeny Fraser Room
From GBP290 / nightThe entry-level option at Newhall Mains, and still a proper country-house double. Compact but characterful, with tartan furnishings, an ensuite bathroom, Nespresso machine and Bramley toiletries. Four of these rooms sit within the main steading building. Good for a weekend trip when you want the hotel experience without the full cottage footprint. Breakfast included.
King · 35 sqmThe Property
Eat & Drink
1 venue on property
Restaurant
Spa & Wellness
Treatment Menu
On Property
How you'll actually spend your days.
Learn to mix cocktails in the hotel's intimate bar (inspired by Tokyo's Ginza district). Requires at least 12 hours notice when booking with reception.
Intimate session in the Japanese-inspired bar, stocked with premium Highland labels and Japanese single malts. A guided exploration of some of Scotland's and Japan's best drams.
The cobbled farmyard courtyard doubles as a croquet lawn in summer, complete with mallets, hoops and wooden balls. Parasol-flanked. Staff will give beginners a rundown of the rules.
Free-to-borrow e-bicycles for exploring the Black Isle's quiet country lanes, forest tracks and coastal trails. Purpose-built mountain bike trails at nearby Learnie Red Rocks, plus a scenic shore road route from North Kessock to Redcastle past medieval fish traps and a Pictish crannog.
Full-day tours with an in-house guide and driver into the Highlands, the Northlands, or over to the Isle of Skye. Routes may include Culloden Battlefield, Cawdor, Dunrobin and Eilean Donan castles, whisky distillery tours, seal spotting across the Cromarty Firth, and old fishing villages. Up to 11 hours for the most immersive trips. Bespoke itineraries available.
Meet the estate's Highland cattle and Jacob sheep on a farm tour of the orchards, pastures and beehives. The sheep's Y-shaped horns feature in the hotel's logo; their wool is spun into the rugs and blankets in the cottages.
A 630m private grass strip situated 8nm north-west of Inverness Airport. Smooth, levelled terrain, clear approaches. Prior Permission Required (PPR) — contact info@newhallmains.com. Access restricted to hotel guests and restaurant diners. The only luxury UK hotel with its own airfield.
Scenic flights in the hotel's vintage Beechcraft Bonanza take off from and land on the private 630m grass airstrip. Fly over Loch Ness, Ben Nevis, the West Coast, the Isle of Skye, and the Glenfinnan Viaduct. Flights range from 30 minutes to 2.5 hours. Up to three passengers. The hotel owner Euan Ramsay is a qualified pilot.
Cruise along the Cromarty coast and out to the North Sea aboard a private RIB. Close-up encounters with bottlenose dolphins, basking sharks, pilot whales, seabirds and seals. The hotel can also organise picnics and BBQs on remote beaches accessible only by boat.
Six-seater outdoor sauna with cold plunge pool and decking, located in the field past Red Gates by the old walnut tree. Book a complimentary one-hour exclusive slot at reception.
Amenities & Practical Info
The details that matter for planning.
Wood-fired outdoor grill used for Sunday roasts and special BBQ events in the courtyard.
Continental farmhouse breakfast served 08:00–10:00 in the barn-style dining room. Includes fresh juices from the hotel's own orchards, seasonal compotes, jams, yoghurt, and homemade granola.
Pre-bookable picnic hampers for days out, packed by the kitchen with locally sourced food.
Log burners in all cottages and suites. Firewood supplied.
Dogs welcome in the Grand Family Cottage (Red Gates), Cosy Suite, and Teeny Fraser Double Rooms. Supplement applies (£15/night).
All cottages have fully equipped kitchens with dishwasher, washing machine and dryer. Hotel double rooms do not include kitchens.
630m grass strip, PPR required. Only luxury UK hotel with its own airfield. Guests and restaurant diners only.
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